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Speaker 1: guests today, Devinie and Julie, and we're going to talk
Speaker 1: about an event that's coming up this weekend. It's the
Speaker 1: Step Big Event and this is for South Dakota Parkinson's
Speaker 1: And first of all, Devanie and Julie, thank you for
Speaker 1: joining me today.
Speaker 2: Well, thank you very much, John, thanks for having us.
Speaker 1: Absolutely. Now the event that's happening South Dakota Parkinson's Foundation.
Speaker 1: This Big, the Step Big for Parkinson's Annual Walk. It's
Speaker 1: this weekend and it's going to be at Jefferson School
Speaker 1: in Sioux Falls, the new High School. Is this the
Speaker 1: first time you have done it at that location or
Speaker 1: have you done it there in the past.
Speaker 3: No, Actually, we were there last year and we loved
Speaker 3: it so much. It's such a beautiful, beautiful venue that
Speaker 3: I book it again.
Speaker 2: The next day.
Speaker 1: Nice it is. That's a really cool place. So that's
Speaker 1: really cool now. And you've got a bunch of sponsors
Speaker 1: that help put this on and a bunch of teams
Speaker 1: that help put this on. As somebody listening, is there
Speaker 1: something you're still looking for to you need more sponsors?
Speaker 1: Do you want more teams? How can people listening help
Speaker 1: with the event that's coming up?
Speaker 3: You know, we're good for sponsors because we always like
Speaker 3: to publicize, put them the names on.
Speaker 2: Shirts, and we've got that done.
Speaker 3: We're good for sponsors, but we can always use more walkers.
Speaker 2: And you can form a team at any time.
Speaker 1: I love that. And again, the event is coming up
Speaker 1: this weekend. We'll tell you more about the details on
Speaker 1: the event. So if you're listening or going, hey, I'd
Speaker 1: like to be a part of that, we'll give you
Speaker 1: all of those details here in just a bit. How
Speaker 1: long We'll start with Julie, how long have you been
Speaker 1: involved in this and what was it that got you involved?
Speaker 3: Well, my husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's about a little
Speaker 3: over nine years ago and we have been involved with
Speaker 3: the foundation almost at day one, just right away, and
Speaker 3: it's so important to us that about two years ago
Speaker 3: I became an employee.
Speaker 1: Very cool, and you know that's something that affects you personally,
Speaker 1: and it's something that you know, this is something that's
Speaker 1: really important. Devinie, how did you get involved in How
Speaker 1: long have you been involved?
Speaker 2: This is my second year volunteering for the Step Big
Speaker 2: Walk and it was just kind of a random opportunity
Speaker 2: that presented itself and it's been amazing to be a
Speaker 2: part of.
Speaker 1: Well, thank you both for your involvement. I think this
Speaker 1: is a wonderful thing. And you know, there are probably
Speaker 1: a lot of people listening that know someone with Parkinson's,
Speaker 1: whether it's somebody they know, you know very personally, or
Speaker 1: if it's just you know, I think a lot of people.
Speaker 1: Just a few years back, when Michael J. Fox was diagnosed,
Speaker 1: that was a time when many people started learning more
Speaker 1: about this. But this has been around a while, so
Speaker 1: it's not a new thing, even though there are some
Speaker 1: people that maybe didn't know a whole lot about it before.
Speaker 1: And my father in law actually has Parkinson, so we
Speaker 1: see it up close and in person all the time.
Speaker 1: So again, thank you, thank you for all that you
Speaker 1: guys are doing. Absolutely now, the Step Big for Parkinson's
Speaker 1: and will walk again. It is coming up this weekend.
Speaker 1: It's Saturday, the third, and it says you're gonna walk
Speaker 1: rain or shine. We had a little bit of rain yesterday.
Speaker 1: Hopefully we have more shine this weekend. That would be nice.
Speaker 2: It's supposed to be great weather.
Speaker 1: Yes. Now it says registration eight am, walk at nine am.
Speaker 1: Do I need to register in advance? Or can I
Speaker 1: just show up on Saturday? If I wake up and go,
Speaker 1: you know what, I got time, I'm doing this.
Speaker 3: You can walk at the time, you can register at
Speaker 3: the time and again.
Speaker 1: The event is going to happen at the Jefferson High School,
Speaker 1: which is the new high school kind of on the
Speaker 1: north west side of Sioux Falls. And it's a beautiful facility.
Speaker 1: And you said this is the second year that you've
Speaker 1: been there, correct. I love that.
Speaker 3: Yeah, sixteen hundred North Marion Road. It is beautiful and
Speaker 3: it'll be a fun, fun fill day.
Speaker 1: I'm going to throw a link to make it easy
Speaker 1: for folks to find this. And if somebody listening would
Speaker 1: like to get involved next year, how do they do that?
Speaker 1: If there's maybe a business saying hey, I'd like to
Speaker 1: be a sponsor next year. Who do they reach out
Speaker 1: to to be a part of this.
Speaker 3: The easiest way is to contact us on our website,
Speaker 3: South Dakota Parkinson dot org backslash step Hyphenbig Hyphen.
Speaker 1: Walk very nice and again I'm gonna throw a link
Speaker 1: to that to make it easy to find. So if
Speaker 1: you're going, hey, I'd like to do that, but I'm
Speaker 1: driving and I didn't write that down. It's okay. I'm
Speaker 1: gonna throw a link on our Facebook page. Again, Devinie
Speaker 1: and Julie, thank you so much for your time. We
Speaker 1: appreciate what you guys do.
Speaker 2: Yes, thank you so much, Thank you very much.
Speaker 1: Again. The Step Big for Parkinson Walk is this weekend.
Speaker 1: It's this Saturday, August third, Jefferson High School. Registration at eight,
Speaker 1: walk at nine. More information at South Dakota Parkinson dot
Speaker 1: org or like I said, I'll throw link at Facebook
Speaker 1: dot com slash Sunny Radio and Facebook dot com slash
Speaker 1: sou Falls News.
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